To: Board of Supervisors
From: County Administrative Office
SUBJECT:
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Auditor Controller Accounting and Management Review
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RECOMMENDATION(S):
Recommendation
That the Board of Supervisors receive a report from Cooperative Personnel Services Human Resources Consulting (CPS HR) regarding the Auditor-Controller Management and Accounting Review; direct all departments to participate in an Accounting Systems Improvement working group; direct staff to return to your Board with a transition plan to transfer Human Resource responsibilities contained in the Payroll Division of the Auditor's Office to the Human Resources Department; and take other action as necessary.
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SOURCE OF FUNDING:
1100 General Fund
DISCUSSION:
On Nov. 7, 2017 staff from the Auditor-Controller's Office spoke to your Board about being "severely understaffed" and that because of understaffing they may be unable to detect "unethical and fraudulent financial activity." Further, in an article published in local media on Nov. 17, 2017 Auditor-Controller staff made further statements that "the county isn't following proper accounting and budgeting procedures." The media report also alleged mismanagement within the office itself.
In response your Board directed the County Administrative Officer on February 7, 2018 to secure independent firms with organizational and accounting expertise to conduct a management and accounting review of the Auditor-Controller's Office. Subsequently contracts and supplemental budgets were executed with Craig Goodman, CPA (March 13, 2018) and Cooperative Personnel Services (March 20, 2018) to review the accounting and budget practices, as well as the management practices in the Auditor-Controller's Office.
Today's action is the second report to be received by your Board on the Accounting and Management Review. Your Board previously reviewed the report from Craig Goodman, CPA on June 19. On June 19 your Board directed staff to return to your Boa...
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